Baseball Preview: Eastern Randolph Wildcats vs. Providence Grove Patriots
The Eastern Randolph Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Providence Grove Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Eastern Randolph nor Providence Grove posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Friday, Eastern Randolph didn't have quite enough to beat Uwharrie Charter and fell 4-2. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Eastern Randolph in their matchups with Uwharrie Charter: they've now lost eight in a row.
Eastern Randolph saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samuel Asbill, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Providence Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. Their tough 8-2 defeat to Randleman might stick with them for a while.
Eastern Randolph's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-12. As for Providence Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Eastern Randolph has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Providence Grove struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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